But, you better be prepared to do a LOT of work to screen these "investors," screen their deals and then oversee their projects to ensure that your investments are protected.Like I said earlier in the thread, your better bet is to just add more deals to your own pipeline if access to deals isn't a problem for you. 

I would say your best bet is an Attorney.

personally, bruny, i am of the nature to try to get something as cheap as i can get it. its kind of a " i win" stragedy. lol. the better i do, the better i feel about it. from the the numbers you listed, $162 seems ok. they came down $27,000, you offered $59,000 less than original. my guess is that was a lowball offer for you. most banks aren't going to settle for a lowball offer anyway. i think i would come back at $150,000. you have come up a decent amount and are willing to assume other liens on the property, and you would be offering a reasonable amount to the bank for it. sure, they came down further than you went up, but if you add in the other liens, i would bet you pretty much meet in the middle

I would expect they would be broke if that were the case.I would bet numbers are embellished during the telling of the story.One of my employees had a friend who helped produce the San Antonio show.  

And I am not sure if betting on appreciation is the right thing to do since I have no idea what the future might be. 

I'll bet he is sitting in jail, check online.

That makes me think that is a safe bet.

I bet @Brandon Turner knows. 

Breckenridge is a better bet than a place like Frisco or Silverthorne.

Your best bet is to place this in the marketplace.